Barry O'Connell
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Barry O'Connell a rugby league
footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League
(NSWRL) - Australia's major competition in that sport.
club in the New South Wales Rugby League
(NSWRL), older brother Wally
captained Australia in that sport.
O'Connell attended Waverly
primary and Paddington technical college.
O'Connell, who played in the halves
, was an Easts
junior who debuted with the club in the 1956 at the age of 19. In the years 1956-59, he scored 177 points from 11 tries
and 72 goals
, he made around 60 appearances for the Eastern Suburbs club, many as captain.
In 1960, Barry joined the Manly Warrigah club, playing 85 matches, many of those also as captain. He played for Manly in the years 1960-64. After leaving Manly he took up a role as a captain-coach in the rural NSW town of Mudgee. His final year of rugby league,1967, was spent captaining the Dunedoo club, who played in the Group 14 competition, to their first premiership, and was named as that competitions leading player.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League
New South Wales Rugby League
The New South Wales Rugby League is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and is a member of the Australian Rugby League. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was known as the New South Wales Rugby Football League until 1984 when forward thinking marketing managers decided...
(NSWRL) - Australia's major competition in that sport.
Biography
Barry was one of three O'Connell brothers to play for the Eastern SuburbsSydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
club in the New South Wales Rugby League
New South Wales Rugby League
The New South Wales Rugby League is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and is a member of the Australian Rugby League. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was known as the New South Wales Rugby Football League until 1984 when forward thinking marketing managers decided...
(NSWRL), older brother Wally
Wally O'Connell
Wally O'Connell OAM is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He was a five-eighth for the Australian national team. He played in ten Tests between 1948 and 1951 as captain on one occasion...
captained Australia in that sport.
O'Connell attended Waverly
Waverly
Waverly is an English unisex given name meaning "quaking aspen". It can also be a last name.Waverly may also refer to:-Places:United States*Waverly, Alabama*Waverly, California*Waverly, Colorado*Waverly, Florida*Waverly, Georgia...
primary and Paddington technical college.
O'Connell, who played in the halves
Rugby league positions
A rugby league football team consists of thirteen players on the field, with four substitutes on the bench. Players are divided into two general categories: "forwards" and "backs"....
, was an Easts
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
junior who debuted with the club in the 1956 at the age of 19. In the years 1956-59, he scored 177 points from 11 tries
Try
A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area...
and 72 goals
Field goal (rugby)
A drop goal, also referred to as a dropped goal or field goal, is a method of scoring points in rugby union and rugby league. A drop goal cannot be scored in open play by punting the ball, and instead must be scored by drop kicking the ball over the crossbar and between the uprights. After the...
, he made around 60 appearances for the Eastern Suburbs club, many as captain.
In 1960, Barry joined the Manly Warrigah club, playing 85 matches, many of those also as captain. He played for Manly in the years 1960-64. After leaving Manly he took up a role as a captain-coach in the rural NSW town of Mudgee. His final year of rugby league,1967, was spent captaining the Dunedoo club, who played in the Group 14 competition, to their first premiership, and was named as that competitions leading player.